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Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

Aug 12, 2015

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of University of Michigan researchers convened at the Ford School on August 11 to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's...

Photo of Congressman John Dingell and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

In the news, Stevenson talks My Brother's Keeper, min. wage, job licensing

Jul 31, 2015

Betsey Stevenson is helping to paint a picture of the stark reality surrounding racial and economic inequality in the United States. In a July 30 Yahoo Politics article, "Obama: Investing in minority men is not 'charity,' it's lucrative," Senior...

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Parthasarathy takes aim at 'out of step' patent system, calls for reforms

Jul 31, 2015

Shobita Parthasarathy has called for serious patent system reforms in a July 31 article she authored in The Conversation. Such reforms, she said, could "include increasing opportunities for the public to participate in patent decision-making,...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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Internship field report, Grace Evans @ Detroit's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy, Planning, and Strategy

Jul 30, 2015

Second year MPP candidate Grace Evans is spending her summer in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy, Planning, and Strategy in the City of Detroit. This new office was created by Mayor Mike Duggan in late 2014 as an effort to raise...

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Supreme Court marriage equality decision is not final victory notes Kary Moss in Detroit News op-ed

Jul 10, 2015

"Our work is far from over—especially in Michigan," writes Kary L. Moss in her June 29 Detroit News op-ed, "Continue work toward equality." "In some ways, in fact, it's only beginning." Moss argues that while the Supreme Court marriage equality...

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Internship field report, Sandy Mervak from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Jul 7, 2015

That old trope about states serving as "laboratories of democracy" has become much more real for me this summer. I am working as a research intern in the energy program at the National Conference of State Legislatures—a national, bipartisan NGO that...

Internship field report, Matt Ericson @ National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, DC

Jul 2, 2015

Matt Ericson (MPP '16) offers this field report from Washington, DC. Ericson is working with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Review more internship field reports from Ford School students serving...

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Wolfers takes on Greek financial crisis in latest NY Times Upshot

Jul 1, 2015

Amid the Greek financial crisis, heads have turned to experts like Justin Wolfers to help break down the complex economic factors that have led to the current situation. A professor of public policy and economics at the Ford School, Wolfers is known...

ACLU's Kary Moss renews call for civil asset forfeiture reform

Jun 29, 2015

Kary Moss has long advocated for reform to the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. After years of lobbying and advocacy, she and other supporters may finally see changes to the controversial laws.The Senate is set to consider an eight-bill package,...

With SCOTUS marriage decision, Kary Moss calls for 'LGBT Equality Day'

Jun 29, 2015

In a press conference Friday in Ferndale, Kary Moss was joined in celebration by Michigan LGBT civil rights leaders for a victory she called "historic." Moss, the director of the Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was, of...

Schwarz called as witness, provides direction in municipal ethics violation hearing

Jun 25, 2015

Dr. Joe Schwarz was called as a witness Tuesday in a Battle Creek ethics code violation hearing involving a city commissioner. Ward 5 commissioner Jeff Domenico was found to have violated the city’s ethics code by “publically attacked the police...

'Complete Streets' policies more popular in Michigan's urban areas

Jun 18, 2015

Complete Streets, policies that encourage local governments to take all users—pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users and drivers—into account when designing and constructing roads, have a good deal of support among Michigan local officials, but...

Rabe cited in coverage of new EPA report on fracking

Jun 8, 2015

Barry Rabe, a Ford School professor and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), was recently cited by both the Financial Times and the U.S. News & World Report in coverage surrounding the last week's release of findings...

Most Americans support renewable energy standards

Jun 3, 2015

Despite recent attempts in many state legislatures to repeal or weaken renewable energy requirements, a University of Michigan poll finds that a majority of Americans—of every race, income and education level, and religious and political...

Local leaders give high marks to road commissions

May 29, 2015

By Greta Guest, Michigan NewsMost local government leaders have good things to say about their road commissions that maintain county primary and township local roads upon which so many Michigan residents rely.The Michigan Public Policy Survey at the...

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The Last Word with CLOSUP director Barry Rabe on carbon pricing, frackademics, and more

May 1, 2015

Republicans support a carbon tax? Yes they do. Barry Rabe, director of the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, explains. S&H: You'll spend your sabbatical year working on a book about carbon pricing. Why that...

WGPP hosts five powerhouse female policymakers for discussion on women in elected office

Apr 7, 2015

Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP – pronounced “whip”), a student organization at the Ford School, recently hosted five of Michigan’s leading female policymakers for a discussion on women in elected office. The April 2nd event was covered by...

Pictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12), former Michigan Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing), Chairwoman of the U-M Board of Regents Kathy White (D-Ann Arbor); State Representative Gretchen Driskell (D-Saline), and State Representative Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit)

Ford School students host annual US-Canada conference

Mar 31, 2015

The 6th annual Ford+SPPG Conference took place earlier this month at Joan and Sanford Weill Hall in Ann Arbor. The event brings together MPP candidates from the Ford School and the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance...

CLOSUP’s Ivacko talks MPPS and ethics with Michigan Radio’s Stateside

Mar 23, 2015

The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) reveals how local leaders feel about the need for ethics reform in the Great Lakes State. Tom Ivacko (MPA '93), program manager of the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP),...

Listen, Current State interviews former Congressman Joe Schwarz about life in politics and medicine

Feb 27, 2015

“Over the years, Michigan’s gotten to know Joe Schwarz in many roles: State Legislator, U.S. Congressman, Gubernatorial candidate, and others. But there’s a lot more,” writes Mark Bashore, who interviewed Schwarz for Current State.The interview,...

Ford Case Competition winners present to East Lansing City Council

Feb 20, 2015

At the East Lansing City Council’s February 17 meeting, five first year Ford School masters students, winners of the inaugural Ford Case Competition, presented to the council their proposal to resolve the city’s downtown parking concerns. The city,...

Driskell announces candidacy for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

Feb 10, 2015

State Representative Gretchen Driskell, an MPA candidate at the Ford School, has made it official: she is running for Congress. In a press conference Monday morning, Driskell announced that she will challenge Republican incumbent Tim Walberg for...

State Representative Gretchen Driskell (D-Saline)

Dynarski talks education and tax reform with LA Times

Jan 30, 2015

The White House is backing down on a minor provision detailed in the Obama administration’s tax reform proposals, but Susan Dynarski doesn’t think that provision should be given up on so easily. The Los Angeles Times’ Kathleen Hennessy writes...

Michigan Daily covers Janet Napolitano's talk on politics and public service

Jan 15, 2015

Janet Napolitano’s lecture and Ford School visit was highlighted in a Michigan Daily article, “Napolitano calls on students to engage in public service,” published today.The story, written by Anastassios Adamopoulos, recapped Napolitano’s address,...

Efforts to weaken financial reform will continue to emerge warns Barr

Jan 8, 2015

Michael Barr suspects Republicans will continue to target aspects of Dodd-Frank writes Eric Garcia of MarketWatch in the January 7 story, “House rejects bill granting banks more time to comply with Volker.” This Wednesday, the House voted on a...

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Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

In the news, Stevenson talks My Brother's Keeper, min. wage, job licensing

Parthasarathy takes aim at 'out of step' patent system, calls for reforms

Internship field report, Grace Evans @ Detroit's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy, Planning, and Strategy

Supreme Court marriage equality decision is not final victory notes Kary Moss in Detroit News op-ed

Internship field report, Sandy Mervak from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Internship field report, Matt Ericson @ National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, DC

Wolfers takes on Greek financial crisis in latest NY Times Upshot

ACLU's Kary Moss renews call for civil asset forfeiture reform

With SCOTUS marriage decision, Kary Moss calls for 'LGBT Equality Day'

Schwarz called as witness, provides direction in municipal ethics violation hearing

'Complete Streets' policies more popular in Michigan's urban areas

Rabe cited in coverage of new EPA report on fracking

Most Americans support renewable energy standards

Local leaders give high marks to road commissions

The Last Word with CLOSUP director Barry Rabe on carbon pricing, frackademics, and more

WGPP hosts five powerhouse female policymakers for discussion on women in elected office

Ford School students host annual US-Canada conference

CLOSUP’s Ivacko talks MPPS and ethics with Michigan Radio’s Stateside

Listen, Current State interviews former Congressman Joe Schwarz about life in politics and medicine

Ford Case Competition winners present to East Lansing City Council

Driskell announces candidacy for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

Dynarski talks education and tax reform with LA Times

Michigan Daily covers Janet Napolitano's talk on politics and public service

Efforts to weaken financial reform will continue to emerge warns Barr

State Representative Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14) featured in Hour Detroit

Rabe in HuffPo on likely impact of Republican jobs bills

John Hieftje, longest-serving mayor in Ann Arbor history, teaches Local Government, Opportunity for Activism

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties

Melyvn Levitsky on Brazil's Presidential Election